India: Commodity exchanges Q1 turnover drops 65%

The turnover of commodity exchanges fell by 65% to Rs.14.55 trillion in the first quarter of the current fiscal due to poor volumes in most commodities, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) said. The turnover at these commodity bourses stood at Rs.41.45 trillion in the same period last year.
Much of the fall was seen in bullion, followed by energy, metals and agricultural commodities, FMC data showed. According to the FMC, the turnover from bullion fell by 73% to Rs.5.23 trillion in April-June this year, against Rs.19.38 trillion in the same period a year ago……………………………………….Full Article: Source